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Southern California, abbreviated as SoCal, is a Smash region located in the United States. "SoCal" is generally defined to include the southern half of the state of California, centered on the Los Angeles and San Diego metropolitan areas. It deliberately excludes Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area, as the state's large size has resulted in the development of largely separate Smash scenes in its two halves.

Since the inception of competitive Melee, Southern California has been home to one of the largest and most active Smash scenes. This can be attributed to the huge population of the Los Angeles area, as well as its prominent air hub and heavy usage of the automobile facilitating transportation to tournaments. SoCal has long been considered the strongest Melee in the world, home to both Ken, one of the strongest and most iconic players of the pre-Brawl era, and Mango, one of the Five Gods. The region is also known as one of the strongest Smash 4 regions, and was considered the second-strongest Brawl region in the United States (after the Tristate Area) during the game's competitive lifetime. Fueled by its large population, SoCal is home to some of the U.S.'s largest tournament activity, hosting both frequent locals and large nationals. It is one of the two strongest regions for Project M as well (the other being the Tristate Area), having numerous national threats.


Super Smash Bros. Melee

Notable players

Nationally ranked players

See also: SoCal Power Rankings and Category:Southern California smashers

These SoCal players are ranked on Melee It On Me's 2016 SSBMRank.

SSBMRank Name Characters Notes
16 S2J  
19 Lucky    One of the best Fox players for a good portion of Melee's history.
26 MacD   The best American Peach main.
28 Mike Haze   Also known as a top Marth player in Brawl and a veteran tournament director for the region.
38 HugS   One of the best Samus players in the world.
43 Santiago   
45 Captain Faceroll  
46 CDK  
56 Eddy Mexico   While technically residing in Mexico, he is currently ranked 14th on the SoCal Power Rankings.
69 Squid  
73 Lovage  
79 Alex19  
83 Reno   
84 Tafokints   Known as a prominent Smash writer, analyst, and Mango's coach under Cloud9; the creator of SSBMRank.
86 Kira  
87 Ken   Considered the best player in the world from 2003-2006, earning him the nickname "The King of Smash".

Other top players

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Notable players

Nationally ranked players

See also: SoCal Power Rankings and Category:Southern California smashers

The following players were ranked on CLASH Tournaments' 2014 SSBBRank.

SSBBRank Name Characters Notes
13 Tyrant   Considered the best player on the West Coast and one of the best Meta Knights in the country in Brawl's later stages.
17 Larry Lurr   The best Falco in the United States, famous for winning Apex 2010; previously known as DEHF.
28 Rich Brown   One of the best Olimars in the United States.
38 SlayerZ   Considered one of the best Peach players in the United States.
46 mikeHAZE   The best Marth main in the United States; also known as a prominent tournament director in SoCal.
63 Tearbear   Known as one of the best players on the West Coast during his prime from 2010-2011.
82 K9   Originally from Arizona, but has also lived in SoCal.

Other top players

  • DSF : Known as one of the best players in United States when he was active in Brawl's early days, with notable placings such as 1st at AxisGaming.

Super Smash Bros. 4

Notable players

Nationally ranked players

See also: SoCal Power Rankings and Category:Southern California smashers

These players are ranked on Panda Global's 2015 Panda Global Rankings.

PG ranking Name Characters Notes
1 ZeRo    Considered the best Smash 4 player in the world; although originally from Chile, has lived in SoCal for the majority of his Smash 4 career.
7 Larry Lurr    The best Fox main and one of the best players in the world.
8 VoiD    Known as one of the best Sheik mains and one of the best players in the world.
22 Tyrant   One of the best Meta Knights in the world.
27 K9sbruce    Originally from Arizona, but currently lives in SoCal.
29 SlayerZ   Originally from Arizona, but currently lives in SoCal.
36 Mr. ConCon   One of the best Luigi mains in the world.
37 Ito   Originally from NorCal, but moved to SoCal in the summer of 2016.
40 falln  
50 Tearbear  

Other top players

  • Elegant : Considered the best Luigi main in the world.


Project M

Notable Players

Nationally Ranked Players

These players were ranked on the PMRank 2016.

PMRank Name Characters Notes
3 Sosa   The best Wario main in the world.
9 Jose V   The best Ness main in the world.
15 iPunchKidsz   The best Lucario main in the world, but is currently very inactive.
22 Boringman    Ranked in both SoCal and NorCal.
25 Venom   The best Captain Falcon main in the world.
26 Machiavelli   Formerly the best Ivysaur in the world, is now inactive.
27 Aero   Very solid Diddy Kong, is now retired.
38 Jason Waterfalls  
42 Aion   One of the best Sonic players in the world.

Other notable players

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